RABBI SOL FANS! “Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon”–a hilarious comedy with music about modern Jewish life in America–received an industry reading on Aug. 8, at the Dramatists Guild Foundation in Manhattan. Wanna help bring the show off-Broadway? Contact us at shalomdammit_at_aol.com.

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Hi folks! Here is a list of every Dave’s Gone By episode along with some information about each episode and a hyperlink to its free audio stream/download. (For a comprehensive list of shows, including segment titles and times and music played, please visit “Complete Guide to Dave’s Gone By episodes” elsewhere on this site: http://davesgoneby.net/?p=13193)

#316, Sept. 11, 2009 – JUST ANOTHER DAY
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: A New York-y show to commemorate 9/11, including Inside Broadway (Burn the Floor), Dave Goes Off on the New York Mets, and Dave’s Wife, Joyce, on the move out west.

#315, Aug. 28, 2009 – SEASON’S GREELINGS
Featuring: Dave’s baaack! He’s moved from Long Island to Northern Colorado, with many a tale to tell of moving, pod-ding, swatting skeeters, and munching corn.

#314, June 14, 2009 – WHAT WE USUALLY DO
Featuring: Dave’s first internet-only show! Featuring the satirical News Gone By and a post-Tony wrap-up on Inside Broadway. Plus: Dave Goes Off on his experience as a Census taker.

#267, April 6, 2008 – ENGLISH MUSIC LESSON
Guest: author Timothy English (“Sounds Like Teen Spirit”)
Featuring: Dave chats with author Timothy English about the history of tributes, quotes, and outright stealing in rock n’ roll

#120, March 24, 2005 – A VERY GOOD SHOW
Guest: author Larry Cuocci (“A Very Good Year”)
Featuring: Dave chats with author Larry Cuocci (“A Very Good Year”). Plus: Dave Goes Off on Parking and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Purimspiel.

#101, Nov. 11, 2004 – GRIZZLED VETERAN
Featuring: Dave Goes Off on the elections in a darkly satirical mode, with the News Gone By and singing visitor Javier Magruder. Plus: Inside Broadway (`Night Mother and The Good Body) and Rabbi Sol Solomon asks, Is it Good for the Jews?

#85, July 15, 2004 – POST NO BILLS
Featuring: Dave Goes Off on the New York Times and the death of the Frugal Gourmet. Plus: Inside Broadway, the satirical News Gone By, and Dave Remembers Joy Division’s Ian Curtis.

#82, June 24, 2004 – HEY, LET’S MAKE AN EPISODE
Guests: TV hosts John Ambrosio, John DeVito (“Let’s Make a Movie”), John McGrath (“Men’s Forum”)
Featuring: Dave chats with TV hosts John DeVito, John McGrath (“Men’s Forum”) and John Ambrosio. Plus: a Birthday salute to Jeff Beck and Dave’s song, Look What They Done To My Head, Ma.

#69, March 15, 2004 – IRISH SPRING
Featuring: Dave makes it a musical St. Patrick’s Day, with a bunch of original songs, including “Cover’d with Crap.” Plus: The satirical News Gone By and Dave Goes Off on a bunch of stuff.

#61, Jan. 19, 2004 – FORTY WINKS
Featuring: Dave Goes Off on turning 40 and on working overtime. Plus: The satirical News Gone By and “The Rectum of Edmund Fitzgerald.”

#60, Jan. 12, 2004 – LITTLE HOUSE ON THE RADIO
Guest: actress Karen Grassle (“Little House on the Prairie”)
Featuring: Dave chats with actress Karen Grassle (“Little House on the Prairie”). Plus the satirical News Gone By and a birthday tribute to Howard Stern.

#49, Oct. 27, 2003 – THE OCTOBER PROJECT
Guests: radio host Joe Salzone and Julie Flanders, Emil Adler, Marina Bellica of October Project
Featuring: The band October Project visits the studio. Plus: The satirical News Gone By

#36, June 8, 2003 – I HAVE NO IDEA
Guest: writer Ellis Nassour
Featuring: Dave chats with author and entertainment expert Ellis Nassour. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, more on the WGBB saga, and Rabbi Sol Solomon explains the holiday of Shavuoth

#35, June 1, 2003 – BUSTING IN ALL OVER
Guests: deejays Israel Crespo, Paul Kelly
Featuring: Dave looks at the chaotic changes at radio station WGBB with fellow broadcasters Iz Crespo and Paul Kelly. Plus: the satirical News Gone By and Dave Goes Off on the MTA fare hikes.

#28, April 13, 2003 – WHY IS THIS NIGHT?
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon explains Passover traditions and sings his version of “Dayenu.” Plus: the satirical News Gone By and Dave says hello to snow and farewell to TV’s Egg.

#25, March 23, 2003 – A CODEWORK ORANGE
Guest: broadcaster Michael Artsis
Featuring: A show about life during wartime – and Wall Street. Plus: special guest and fellow broadcaster, Michael Artsis

#24, March 16, 2003 – PADDY O’PURIM
Featuring: The history of St. Patrick’s Day; memories of Dublin; Seamus, The Urine Man; Irish music. The story of St. Patrick, and special guest Rabbi Sol Solomon making a whole megillah out of Purim and singing “Don’t Mess with Us.” Also, News Gone By (Moron Moran; The Lost Little Whorehouse, Victoria’s Secret Dylan, the Defibrillators, stolen GEDs and Baseball Camp) and the story of Seamus, The Urine Man.

#20, Feb. 16, 2003 – PRESIDENT GAS
Featuring: two shows in one! In the first half hour, the ìNews Gone Byî (Goodbye, Dolly!, No-Go NATO, Michael Jackson, Stones in China, stoned in Mecca, froggies go home!) and ìDave Goes Offî on the Gettysburg Address. Also, because Dave was both under the weather and snowed in, the 8-9 hour was a pre-taped tribute to Bob Dylan.

#14, Jan. 5, 2003 – HERE WE ARE IN THE YEAR
Guest: author David Pace
Featuring: Dave celebrates the new year by chatting with author David Pace and saluting Kahlil Gibran & Carl Sandburg. Plus: the satirical News Gone By and Dave Goes Off on sports.

#6, Nov. 10, 2002 – SIX APPEALNote: Because of an equipment glitch, the second half of this episode is lost to history. A new ending was recorded in 2009).
Featuring the satirical News Gone By and Dave’s Gone Cultural

#5, Nov. 3, 2002 – TAKE FIVE
Featuring: Comedy and culture on Dave’s fifth episode, including the satirical News Gone By, Dave’s Gone Cultural about the theater, the Giving Chimp skit and the Peter Byfield political skit.

#2, Oct. 13, 2002 – SECOND THINGS SECONDNote: Alas, all recordings for this episode have vanished.
Featuring: Dave chats with radio host Don Lewis (“Entertainment Long Island”), offers the News Gone By, goes on an anti-smoking rant, and offers the “SounDefects” skit.

#1, Oct. 6, 2002 – FIRST THINGS FIRST
Featuring: The very first episode, featuring Rabbi Sol Solomon on Women’s Health, the News Gone By, The World Weird Web (Shooby Taylor), a cultural look at Neil Young, and birthday tributes to Joan Rivers and John Lennon.

Please note that any music or other recorded material that originally aired in conjunction with the interviews has been stripped from these talk-only archives. To hear the full segments as they aired, please click on the Full Episode hyperlinks or visit our EPISODE ARCHIVES elsewhere on this site.
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Listings for each episode include all its segments and their approximate start times, as well as any music played in the program. (For an abbreviated list, visit “Full Episode Archive” elsewhere on this site.) Listings are hyperlinked to audio downloads (stream or MP3) for each show.

HOW CAN I PURCHASE DAVE’S GONE BY EPISODES?
Unless otherwise noted, all episodes are available for purchase as a digital file. Contact davesgoneby_at_aol.com for prices and information.

DAVE’S GONE BY ARCHIVES

Following each episode description, just clink the hyperlink to hear and/or download the episode. Numbers refer to the approximate time each segment begins during the show (e.g., 01:02:00 means the segment starts one hour and two minutes into the program).
Unless otherwise noted, the show’s Intro Music is Captain Beefheart’s “Tropical Hot Dog Night” (from “Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)”), and the Outro Music is the Waterboys’ “Sweet Thing” (from “Fisherman’s Blues”).